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Adi Shankara

Type Figure Region India Time c. 788–820 Also known as Founder of Advaita Vedanta

Adi Shankara (c. 788–820) was an Indian philosopher and reformer who expounded Advaita Vedanta, wrote major commentaries and founded four mathas.

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  1. c. 788–800Kaladi · KeralaBorn into a Brahmin family in southern India, he lost his father early, left home as a youth in search of enlightenment, and studied under teachers including Govinda Bhagavatpada, laying the foundations of his Vedantic philosophy.
  2. c. 800–820Indian subcontinent · IndiaTraveled throughout India debating various schools, wrote major works such as the Brahma Sutra Bhashya, and founded four mathas at Bhimashankar, Puri, Devarapuram and Jyotirmath, spreading Advaita teachings.

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